June 2020
Keeping Connected to Our Work and Each Other Over the Summer with Kate & Maggie Roberts – on ZOOM!
RESCHEDULED FOR JUNE 16, 2020 from 8:00pm-9:00pm! If you are already registered, you’re all set! It is always a challenge to stay connected to our work over the summer in ways that feel rejuvenating rather than a chore. Now, of course, we face extra challenges – fatigue, stress, and even more distance. In this workshop, we will explore ways for the summer to feel like a time that we can expand our professional hearts and minds – how we can…
August 2020
Making a Case for Reading Joy with Donalyn Miller
FREE for ILA Members! $45 for non-members. Adults who habitually read find personal enjoyment and benefit from it. Unfortunately, too many young people report reading experiences that disconnect them from reading joy or discourage its development. We can teach young people to become proficient, critical readers without damaging their reading interest and engagement in the process. In this ILA Digital Event, Donalyn Miller, award-winning Texas teacher and author, describes some conditions, rituals, and instructional opportunities that engage young people with…
September 2020
International Literacy Day
Since 1967, International Literacy Day (ILD) celebrations have taken place annually around the world to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights, and to advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society. Despite progress made, literacy challenges persist with at least 773 million adults worldwide lacking basic literacy skills today. Visit https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/literacyday for more information! CELEBRATIONS OF THE DAY IN 2020 International Literacy Day (ILD) 2020 will focus…
October 2020
ILA Next
ILA Next moves beyond a conventional conference format with a unique blend of live and on-demand content anchored by a progressive workshop that builds knowledge week to week. Whether you join us from the office, your school, or your living room couch, you can count on professional learning that’s timely, relevant, and responsive to your needs. Experience the difference for yourself. Registration opens in August.
February 2021
Take Your Child To The Library Day 2021!
The Henry Carter Hull Library in Clinton CT is celebrating their 10th Annual “Take Your Child To The Library Day!” all month long – with a twist! Since they will not be able to celebrate in person, so this year they are changing the event to “Take The Library To Your Child!” Children age 0-12 can earn prizes for reading! Learn more on their website: https://hchlibrary.org/event/take-your-child-to-the-library-day-2021/
Winter 2021 Virtual Book Buddies at the Avon Free Public Library
What is the Book Buddies program? Little Buddies (kids in Grades K-3), practice their reading skills by reading to their Big Buddies. Big Buddies will also read to their Little Buddies. Little Buddies get to grow a love of reading, practice their skills, and connect with teen big buddies. We all meet together for the first 10 minutes or so of Book Buddies and play simple group games in Zoom. Buddies will have up to 40 minutes to read together…
March 2021
March is National Reading Month!
National Reading Month is all about bringing the joys of reading to children and motivating young readers. Click here for a list of titles that are all about a love for books and reading. Courtesy of the NEA and Read Across America.
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March 2nd is Read Across America Day!
It’s Read Across America Day! Visit https://www.nea.org/…/student…/read-across-america for more! What are you doing for Read Across America Day? Share with us on social media @ctreadinginc! #ReadAcrossAmerica #ReadAcrossAmericaDay
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Structured Literacy Series: Systematic Teaching of Basic Literacy Skills – CREC
A FREE, virtual workshop from CREC and sponsored by CSDE. Learn systematic, structured methods for teaching decoding, encoding, oral, and written expression to students with learning disorders and specific language disabilities. Participants will: Define and model strategies to teach students who have specific reading disabilities; Identify skills needed to develop basic proficiency in reading and spelling; and Learn the developmental progression of oral language skills that prepare students for reading proficiency. This workshop will begin with one, “live”, synchronous day…